Houston mayor John Whitmire orders return to office for all city employees
Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced Wednesday that the city has rescinded its work-from-home policy and all city employees will be expected to work full-time from the office. In a memo sent to city department directors,
Mayor John Whitmire rescinds Houston policy allowing employees to work hybrid schedules
Mayor John Whitmire ’s administration has rescinded a city policy that allowed Houston’s municipal workers to work a hybrid schedule, coming into the office on some days and working remotely at home on others.
City of Houston employees will be required to work in the office full-time starting in February
Municipal employees were given the opportunity to work from home after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, with the city subsequently adopting a hybrid work policy that has allowed many employees to split time between their homes and offices.
Houston Mayor John Whitmire Honors Jimmy Carter Ahead of State Funeral
Houston Mayor John Whitmire honored former president Jimmy Carter ahead of Carter’s funeral on Tuesday, January 7.Footage released by the Houston Mayor’s Office shows Whitmire speaking to a crowd outside Houston Public Library Downtown on Tuesday,
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson directs 700 city employees to return to in-person work full time
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson on Tuesday told hundreds of non-union city employees they must begin working in person full time starting this spring. The directive comes after an earlier return-to-office proposal for all city workers floated by the mayor received intense pushback from employees and public union leaders,
Portland mayor orders hundreds of government workers to return to office
New Portland Mayor Keith Wilson is using his first weeks in office to mandate all city government managers and supervisors to return to in-person work full-time starting in April. The change will affect roughly 700 employees who have been working remotely or hybrid.
Mayor Wilson tells City of Portland managers to make full-time return to workplace
Mayor Keith Wilson has called for 700 managers and supervisors to make a full-time return to their worksites in downtown Portland by April 2025, as part of a strategy to end unsheltered homelessness and make Portland a safe,
Portland Mayor Orders Managerial Staff Back in Office Full Time
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson will require supervisors and managers to return full-time to city offices this spring. In an announcement Tuesday, Wilson said starting in April, all supervisory and managerial employees will have to work in-person at their job sites,
Portland mandates full-time in-office return for city managers starting April 2025
The City of Portland is set to require all managers and supervisors to return to their worksites full-time starting in April.
Rats Have Munchies for Marijuana in Houston Police Evidence Room Because of Years-Long Backlog
"We've got 400,000 lbs. of marijuana in storage, that the rats are the only ones enjoying it," said Houston Mayor John ...
No more work from home for City of Houston employees
"The best way to serve the public is to work together in the office, enhancing collaboration and making the City of Houston ...
Houston police shoot dead gunman wanted in death of sheriff’s deputy serving warrant
Robert Lee Davis, 56, was shot by police after he shot and killed Brazoria County Sheriff’s Deputy Jesus Jesse Vargas, ...
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Gov. Abbott floats idea of buying water from Houston, sending it to West Texas
This is a notion that’s also caught the interest of Gov. Greg Abbott. According to a story in the Houston Chronicle, Gov.
Whitmire’s ongoing cleanup of Houston: drug addicted rats, evidence dating to 1947
Houston Mayor John Whitmire is continuing to clean up “the mess” he says he inherited from his predecessor and previous ...
New Houston Police Cadets to Receive $1K Firearms Stipend
The Houston Police Foundation is funding a $1,000 firearms stipend for cadets graduating in 2025, and the police union says ...
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Texas Legislature could have say in whether Houston sells water to the state
Mayor John Whitmire and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott are reportedly exploring a deal to sell some of the city's water to the state, ...